Rosette for bridles and other parts of harness



H. L. DAUGHERTY.

ROSETTE 'FOR BRIDLES AND OTHER PARTS 0F HARNESS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16. 1919.

1,345,076. PatentedJune29,1920.

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HARRY LESTON DAUGI-IERTY, OF CARSOFN CITY, NEVADA.

BOSETTE FOR BRIDLES AND OTHER PARTS OF HARNESS.

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' Application filed September 16,v 1919. Serial No. 324.125.

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y settes for bridles and other parts of harness, and has for its object to simplify and cheapen the construction thereof and at the same time to render the same strong, durable and attractive.

In the drawings: Y

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the headstall and brow band of a bridle provided with the improved rosette;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the parts broken away;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the rosettelook ing from the inner side.

As is known, on riding bridles where a rosette is used there is a buckle also, and the object of the present invention is to combine the rosette and buckle into a single rosette, with Thehead stall 1 of the bridle is connected to the brow band 2 by means of the rosettes.

Each of these rosettes consists of a hollow body 3 of suitable size, outline and suitably ornamented, the rosettes in the present instance being plain spherical segments.

Each rosette has connected with the flat. side thereof a keeper 4, and tothis keeper the ends of the head stall 1 are secured as shown in Fig. 1. Upon each keeper there is pivotally and slidably mounted a latch bar 5. Each f these dinally extending slot 6 which engages the body of the keeper, and at the op osite end each bar has an angular portion and the angular portion of each latch bar has a locking extension 8 in the opposite direction from the body of the latch bar. The head stall has a series of alined slots 9 through which the angular portion 7 of the latch bar is adapted to pass, as shown in Fig. 1, and to en age within an opening 10 in the flat side 0 the rosette. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, when-the extension 8 is engaged with an opening 9 and the slot of the rosette, and is moved longitudinally to arts of Harness, of whichthe following is a spec1ficainvention is an improvement in ro-' latch bars has a longitucause the extension 8 to engage beneath the flat side of the rosette, the rosette will be locked to the head stall. .The brow band has an opening at each end adapted to register with one ofthe openings of the adj acent series of openings 9 of the head stall for receiving the angular end of the latch bar,.and it will be evident that the latch bar,in addition to connecting the rosette to the head stall, also connects the brow band to the head stall and to the rosette. Thus with a single article, which may be considered either as a buckle or as a rosette,

the double function of buckle and rosette is served.

\Vhile the rosette is shown in connection with the browband of the bridle, it is applicable for use in any other connection, as, for instance, at the chin strap or in any other position.

I claim:

'1. In a-bridle, the combination with the head stall and the brow band, of a rosette having means for connecting the brow band to the head stall and for connecting the rosette to said brow band and head stall, said means comprising a keeper on the rosette through which the end of the head stall is passed, a latch bar pivoted on the keeper and mounted toslide transversely thereof, the rosette having an opening and the latch bar an angular portion provided with a locking extension adapted to pass within the opening and to engage within the rosette, the brow band and head stall having openings through which the angular portion of the latch bar passes to engage the rosette. Q i

2. A rosette for bridles comprising a hollow body having an inner fiat wall provided with a transverse slot and with a keeper adjacent to the slot, a latch bar having a slidable connection with the keeperv and having an angular portion adapted to enter the slot and to engage the inner face of the flat wall to hold the latch bar in place.

3. A rosette having a slot and a latch bar connected to the rosette is spaced relation and movable longitudinally of the slot, and having an angular portion adapted t 'enter the slot and to engage within the ro sette. Y 

